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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
It's what you now need to un-learn that really counts :-) I'd suggest learning one of the cloud platforms (from your current background I'd go with Azure) maybe?
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
Brush up on javascript/jquery. Look at C# with webforms also, MVC isn't universally replacing webforms (or is it?). Other than that, brush up on T-SQL and databases. Those handful of things will make you viable for many jobs. You could look at an ORM too, but I would focus on understanding SQL first - because sometimes the ORM just cannot handle what you need, and you wlll dive back into SQL in those cases.
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
Tad McClellan wrote:
In 2010, my job turned me into a manager
Happened to me in 2007, and I missed the C# wagon. :((
~RaGE();
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
Tad McClellan wrote:
I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB.
Sorry for your luck.
Tad McClellan wrote:
I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it
I am biased but C# will give you a better platform to work with. MVC is my latest passion but I don't want to tell you that it is the way to go. I like it but others don't. Go with your feelings. :cool:
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
I'm quite partial to the MEAN stack. M = MongoDB E = Express A = AngularJS N = Node.js
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
This is why I no longer desire to be a manager...
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
Tad McClellan wrote:
my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it
Congratulations on your successful restoration surgery. It sounds like the new cryogenic preservation techniques for your brain, spine, and (since you're male) your 'two best friends' worked well. ;)
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In 2010, my job turned me into a manager and I haven't coded since. I'm trying to get back into it. I was doing ASP.Net web forms in VB. I know a ton has changed since. I've been looking at MVC in C# to get back into it. Any ideas on what else to learn?
MVC, jQuery, and one or more of: knockout.js, backbone.js, angular.js
CPallini wrote:
You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him. :Smile:
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Brush up on javascript/jquery. Look at C# with webforms also, MVC isn't universally replacing webforms (or is it?). Other than that, brush up on T-SQL and databases. Those handful of things will make you viable for many jobs. You could look at an ORM too, but I would focus on understanding SQL first - because sometimes the ORM just cannot handle what you need, and you wlll dive back into SQL in those cases.
Pualee wrote:
You could look at an ORM too
What is your opinion on a good ORM for the .NET world? I've used EF (meh), and Simple.Data (good but young), but would like to know what else is popular particularly in a production environment.
CPallini wrote:
You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him. :Smile:
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Pualee wrote:
You could look at an ORM too
What is your opinion on a good ORM for the .NET world? I've used EF (meh), and Simple.Data (good but young), but would like to know what else is popular particularly in a production environment.
CPallini wrote:
You cannot argue with agile people so just take the extreme approach and shoot him. :Smile:
I'm the wrong person to ask. I have to work with Linq-to-Sql, which is basically dead. I have heard 'nhibernate' and 'entity framework' tossed around as buzzwords. I was really just trying to point out the need for having some sort of data driven skill set more than anything, which is why I would pursue something more generically useful over a framework that may be a passing fad. I would just see what pops up the most on the job boards QA forums and head in that direction. All my jobs have required new skills, but built on some piece of an old skill. The generic skill sets are the ones that keep me employed over the fancy frameworks.